Garment



April 16, 1929. CER-HA 1,709,204

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Patented Apr. 16, 1929.

UNITED STATES CHARLOTTE S. OER-TIA, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

GARMENT.

Application filed December 13, 1926. Serial No. 154,335.

The invention relates to garments and it is particularly directed to rompers for children.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap and simple article of wearing apparel that is readily applied and which is'reversible so that it may be worn with either side out, or reversed when one side has become soiled. I

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is ,a plan view of the garment in extended form; Fig. 2 a front elevational view of the garment in set up condition; Fig. 3 a rear elevational view of the same; Fig. 4 an enlarged View of the back forming section and Fig. 5 is a crossseotion of the material illustrating a button hole and button.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment an of the invention the garment is preferably cut from a single piece of material 1. The

material is apertured at 2 and slotted at 3 to form an opening by which the garment may be passed over the head of the wearer, the

aperture 2 then forming a neck opening and the slot3 being at the front. Tape or ribbons 4 are attached to the material at the proper points by which to close the material at the neck of the wearer.

The section 5, (the part above the aperture 2 in Fig. 1) forms a portion of the back of the garment. Straps or belt sections 6 may project from the opposite side edges of the section 5 at the end thereof. These sections 6 may be integral with the section 5 or secured thereto or they may be omitted. Buttonholes 7 are formed in the sections 6 respectively and adjacent to one of the button holes is secured a button 8 in such manner that it may be passed through the latter buttonhole to cause it to be positioned on either side of the section 6 for passage through the buttonhole in the other section 6 when the two sections are overlapped on the front of the garment.

The section 9, below the neck aperture 2 forms the front of the garment. Wings 10 project from the opposite edges of the front section and are adapted to be passed laterally around the body of the wearer and overlapped behind the back section 5. These wing sections are preferably semi-elliptical, but they may have any desired shape. A buttonhole 11 is formed in one wing section near its upper outer corner and a button 12 is secured adjacent to the outer edge of the other section, so that it may be moved around the said edge to cause it to be positioned on either side of the garment for pas sage through the buttonhole 11 in the other wing section when those sections are overlapped on the back of the wearer. This button is also passed through a buttonhole 13 formed at the end of the back section Below the front section 9 is the leg crotch and seat forming section 14 of the garment. This section preferably tapers downwardly toward its lower edge, the material being cut away at each side between the wing sections and the section 14 to form the leg openings 15. A buttonhole 16 is formed at the lower edge of the section 14 through which the button 12 maybe passed. Other buttonholes 17 are also formed at said end of the section 14 adjacent the corners thereof. These buttonholes 17 are adapted to receive the bottons 18 secured to the back section adjacent to buttonholes 19 formed in said back section, the buttons 18 being adapted to be passed through the holes 19 to position them on either side of the garment.

In applying the open garment it is passed over the head of the wearer and engaged on the shoulders, The back section 5, of course, now hangs down the back of the wearer and the front section 9 and the section 14 depend on the front side of the wearer. The wing sections 10 are then carried around the sides of the wearer and overlapped on his back beneath the section 5. The button 12 is then passed through the buttonhole 11 in the other wing section and through the middle buttonhole 13 in the back section 5. The section 14 is then drawn upwardly between the legs of the wearer and carried upwardly until the button 12 may be passed through the buttonhole 16 in section 14. The buttons 18 are also passed through the buttonholes 17 in the section 14. The lower portion of the wing sections 10 cooperate with the upper portions of the section 14, that is, the latterly expanded portions of-section 14, to form leg openings and to cover the legs of the wearer, down to the knees at least. The belt sections, if provided, are then drawn around to the front and buttoned together. The neck is closed by tying the tapes 4.

The garment is readily removed and is soiled and it is desired to continue to wear it, the several buttons are passed through the buttonholes adjacent to them and the garment is turned over laterally and replaced especially valuable in emergencies. Since on the'w'veafrer. The soiled side of the garment now faces the body of the wearer and the clean side is outside, The period of usefulness of the garment without cleaning, is, therefore, prolonged or doubled, LL feature the garment when removed is opened up as shown in Fig. 1, its cleansing and ironing is readily accomplished.

If desired the garment may be finished by attaching the binding 20 to the edges.

What I claim is":

1. A reversible one piece garment C0111- prising a front section, a back section, side sectionsya leg, crotch and seat section and a slip-"over neck opening between the front and back sections, the side sections being semi-elliptic and the leg, crotcl'i and seat section being tapered toward its lower edge and the material forming the crotch portion of the Stlld Int rsection being cutout at the side edges to form leg openings, the side sections being adapted to be carried around "the sides of the miner and overlapped under the back section, one of the side sections having a button thereon adapted to be exposed on either side of the seine find to be passed through the othersid'e section, the back section and the leg, crotch and seat section, the letter section being adapted to be passed between the legs of the wearer and engaged on said button.

A one piece garment comprising 21 front section, a back section, side sections, a leg, crotch and sent section and e slip-over neck opening between the front and back sections, the side sections being semi-elliptic and the leg, crotch and seat section being tapered toward its lower edge and the material forming the crotch portion of the said letter section being cut out at the side edges to form leg openings, the side sections be-ing adapted to be carried around the sides of the wearer and overlapped under the heck section, one of the side sections-having 5L button thereon adapted to be passed through the other side section, the back section and the leg, crotch and seat section, the latter section being adapted to be passed between the legs of the wearer and engaged on said button. 7

In Witness whereof I have herei'into signed my name this 6th day of December, 19:26.

CHARLOTTE S. QERiL 'L 

